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2010 Thesis Defense Seminars

Name Title & Advisor Date & Location
Portrait of Michele KiebalaMichelle M. Kiebala Targeting HIV-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND):
Endogenous and Exogenous Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms

Advisor: Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph. D. 		Friday,
December 10, 2010
10:15 AM

Upper Auditorium
(3-7619)
Portrait of Christopher RichardsonChristopher Richardson A Study of the Molecular Characteristics of 9G4+ Autoantibodies and of
B cell Tolerance in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Advisor: Iñaki Sanz, Ph. D. 		Wednesday,
December 15, 2010
10:00 AM

K307
(3-6408)
Portrait of Tam Quach
Tâm Dan Quách		 Characterization of human anergic naïve B cells with decreased expression of surface IgM

Advisor: Iñaki Sanz, Ph. D.
Monday,
December 20, 2010
1:00PM

K307
(3-6408)
Portrait of Kevin CookKevin Cook The regulation of GATA-3 expression and function during Th2 differentiation

Advisor: Jim Miller, Ph. D. 		Thursday,
October 7, 2010
10:00 AM

Adolph Auditorium
(1-7619)
Portrait of Olivia Kazumi Tono Block
Olivia Kazumi Tono Block 		Evaluation of Dengue Envelope Glycoprotein Domain III as a Subunit Vaccine Candidate for Prophylaxis of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever/Shock Syndrome

Advisor: Robert Rose, Ph. D. 		Friday,
September 17, 2010
2:00 PM

K307
(3-6408)
File photo of Mohammed Alam
Mohammad Alam 		V. Cholerae Type Three Secretion System Transcriptional Regulators and Effectors: Identification and Role in Pathogenesis

Advisor: Michelle Dziejman, Ph. D. 		Tuesday,
August 3, 2010
2:00 PM

K-207
(2-6408)
Portrait of Amalia EarleyAmalia Earley Investigating the Role of Vaccinia Virus Protein A34 in Viral Morphogenesis and Its Interaction with B5 and A33

Advisor: Brian Ward, Ph. D. 		Thursday,
July 22, 2010
1:00 PM

K-207
(2-6408)
Portrait photo of Elizabeth W. Sorensen
Elizabeth W. Sorensen 		Mechanisms of Intratumoral Vascular and Immune Alteration via Local Cytokine Treatment of Melanoma

Advisor: Edith Lord, Ph.D.		 Wednesday
June 30, 2010
9:00 AM

K-307
(3-6408)
Portrait of Xia Wang
Xia Wang 		CD28 Regulation of Interleukin-2 Production

Advisor: Jim Miller		 Monday
June 21, 2010
10:00 AM

K-307
(3-6408)
Ph. D. thesis defense candidate, Vincent Isabella
Vincent Michael Isabella 		Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of NsrR, a Nitric Oxide-Responsive Repressor in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

Advisor: Virginia Clark 		Monday
April 12, 2010
9:00 AM

K-307
(3-6408)
Portrait of Eric LoVullo
Eric Lovullo 		Genetic Manipulation of the Biological Threat Agent Francisella tularensis

Advisor: Martin Pavelka 		Monday
March 22, 2010
2:00 PM

K-207
(2-6408)
Portrait of Ana Goyos
Ana Goyos 		Evolution and Immune Functions of Nonclassical MHC ClassIb Genes in the Clawed Frogs Xenopus Laevis and Silurana tropicalis

Advisor: Jacques Robert 		Friday
February 12, 2010
11:00 AM

K-207
(2-6408)